Bankruptcy Blogs

How Would Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Approach Bankruptcy?

07/10/18
President Donald Trump has selected D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be his second Supreme Court nominee.    A post describing his bankruptcy opinions would be very short.  I could find only one opinion authored by Judge Kavanaugh arising out of bankruptcy court and that case dealt with equitable subrogation under the laws of the District of Columbia.   Smith v. First American Title Ins. Co. (In re Stevenson), 789 F.3d 197 (D.C. Cir. 2015). This is not surprising given the D.C.
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Reverse mortgage program shouldn't be fixed on backs of seniors: FHA chief

07/10/18

Brian Montgomery is examining why the reverse mortgage program has suffered big losses, but he said he opposes any changes that could make it harder for the elderly to stay in their homes.

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The Bancorp in Del. sells retirement account portfolio

07/10/18

The sale includes 160,000 accounts and more than $400 million in deposits.

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Factoring deal is diversification play for Axiom

07/10/18

The Orlando, Fla., bank has bought Allied Affiliated Funding in Dallas in an effort to branch out beyond traditional commercial and consumer lending.

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‘It’s gotten worse over the past 10 years’

07/10/18

New financial products may be exciting for wealth managers — but one group of people isn't benefitting, warns Neesha Hathi, the chief digital officer for Charles Schwab.

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N.Y. bank faces activist threat from a former executive

07/10/18

A former chief financial officer at Hanover Bancorp is trying to separate the roles of chairman and CEO as part of a sweeping demand for change.

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Delinquencies on credit cards, other loans rise in latest ABA report

07/10/18

An index that tracks late payments on consumer loans inched closer to historic norms, according to data from the American Bankers Association.

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Are your clients truly engaged, or just legacy?

07/10/18

Don’t let this opportunity slip away, says Ilan Davidovici from Salesforce.

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Flagstar snags Regions exec to oversee growing branch network

07/10/18

Flagstar Bank, which is in the process of buying more than 50 branches from Wells Fargo, has hired Ryan Goldberg as a director of retail banking.

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Keep financial services brands laser-focused, Acorns CEO says

07/10/18

The mobile microinvesting company offers five basic products because it wants to be known for helping customers manage saving and spending — and that's it, Noah Kerner said at In|Vest.

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